David Sedaris, one of America’s preeminent humor writers and a Mondavi Center mainstay, returns on May 12. 

The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that Sedaris is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today. His bestselling books include Barrel Fever, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Holidays on Ice and Happy-Go-Lucky. His new book, The Land and Its People, debuted at No. 1 as a New York Times bestseller. Sedaris reflects on what it means to be a foreigner, a brother, a lifelong friend in essays Publishers Weekly calls “among the best of his career.” At once acerbic and tender, playful and profound, Sedaris writes with warmth and curiosity about the fascinating human species and the lands we inhabit.